N5 Vocabulary: Numbers & counters — 60 words with readings
The Numbers & counters topic has 60 common N5 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| いくつ | いくつ | ikutsu | how many, how old |
| いくら | いくら | ikura | how much, how many |
| 一 | いち | ichi | one |
| 一番 | いちばん | ichiban | best (most), first, number one |
| 五つ | いつつ | itsutsu | five things |
| ～円 | えん | en | Yen |
| 大勢 | おおぜい | ōzei | great number of people |
| ～回 | かい | kai | counter for occurrences (~ times) |
| ～階 | かい | kai | counter for stories (floors) of a building |
| ～か月 | かげつ | kagetsu | (number of) months |
| ～月 | がつ | gatsu | month of year |
| 九 | きゅう | kyuu | nine |
| キロ; キログラム | キロ; キログラム | kiro; kiroguramu | (abbr.) kilo (kilogram) |
| キロ; キロメートル | キロ; キロメートル | kiro; kiromeetoru | (abbr.) kilo (kilometer) |
| 九 | きゅう | kyuu | nine |
| グラム | グラム | guramu | gram |
| ～個 | ～こ | ~ko | counter for small items (e.g., fruits, cups) |
| 五 | ご | go | five |
| 九日 | ここのか | kokonoka | nine days; ninth day of the month |
| 九つ | ここのつ | kokonotsu | nine things |
| ～歳 | ～さい | ~sai | ~ years old |
| ～冊 | ～さつ | ~satsu | counter for books |
| 三 | さん | san | three |
| 四 | し | shi | four |
| ～時 | ～じ | ~ji | ~ o'clock (time) |
| ～時間 | ～じかん | ~jikan | ~ hours |
| 七 | しち | shichi | seven |
| 十 | じゅう | jū | ten |
| ～週間 | ～しゅうかん | ~shūkan | ~ weeks |
| ～人 | ～にん | ~nin | counter for people |
| ゼロ | ゼロ | zero | zero |
| 千 | せん | sen | thousand |
| ～台 | だい | dai | counter for vehicles; machines |
| ～度 | ど | do | counter for occurrences; ~ degree; ~ point |
| 十 | じゅう | juu | ten (~) |
| 七つ | ななつ | nanatsu | seven things |
| 二 | に | ni | two |
| ～人 | にん | nin | counter for people |
| ～杯 | はい | hai | counter for cupfuls |
| 二十歳 | はたち | hatachi | 20 years old |
| 八 | はち | hachi | eight |
| ～番 | ばん | ban | ~st; ~th best |
| 番号 | ばんごう | bangou | number, series of digits |
| 半分 | はんぶん | hanbun | half |
| ～匹 | ひき | hiki | counter for small animals |
| 一つ | ひとつ | hitotsu | one thing |
| 一人 | ひとり | hitori | one person |
| 百 | ひゃく | hyaku | hundred |
| 二つ | ふたつ | futatsu | two things |
| 二人 | ふたり | futari | two people |
| ～本 | ほん | hon | counter for long cylindrical things |
| ～枚 | まい | mai | counter for flat things |
| 万 | まん | man | ten thousand |
| 三つ | みっつ | mittsu | three things |
| 六つ | むっつ | muttsu | six things |
| メートル | めーとる | mētoru | meter |
| 八つ | やっつ | yattsu | eight things |
| 四つ | よっつ | yottsu | four things |
| 零 | れい | rei | zero, nought |
| 六 | ろく | roku | six |
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